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. >>> a federal jury has granted one of the largest civil rights verdicts to an ohio man who spent 11 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. david ayers was awarded $13.2 million. he was freed in 2011 after dna tests cleared him in the killing of a 76-year-old woman at the public housing complex where she worked. the city attorney in cleveland, which is on the hook to pay, says officials are, quote, disappointed and considering their options. >>> it is a day of rest at the vatican before one of the biggest weeks for the roman catholic faithful. starting on tuesday, 115 cardinal electors will begin the process of voting for a new pope, but there is also controversy as a cardinal in the conclave is accused of covering up child abuse by a priest. cnn's senior international correspondent dan rivers joins us now from rome. he is just down the street from the vatican. dan, the cardinals begin voting on tuesday. what is the likelihood that they'll pick a new pope right away, that it may take a day or two, or will it take longer, do you think? >> reporter: the honest answer is, no one
. >>> a federal jury has granted one of the largest civil rights verdicts to an ohio man who spent 11 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. david ayers was awarded $13.2 million. he was freed in 2011 after dna tests cleared him in the killing of a 76-year-old woman at the public housing complex where she worked. the city attorney in cleveland, which is on the hook to pay, says officials are, quote, disappointed and considering their options. >>> it is a day of rest at...
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in a black history month special, we remember the lives of the legendary civil rights activist, singer and actor paul robeson and his wife eslanda. >> i have never separated by work as an artist from my work as a human being. i have always believed more strongly to me my art is always a weapon. >> we will speak with historian barbara ransby, author of the new book, "eslanda: the large and unconventional life of mrs. paul robeson." >> both paul and essie refused to renounce their radical friends and refused to renounce their own radical views. again, they paid a price for it. paul was blacklisted, they lost their house, had extensive fbi files and so forth. >> but first, north korea has just carried out its largest ever nuclear test. it says the test was done in the face of increased hostility from the u.s. all of that and more coming up. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. north korea is drawing global condemnation for a new underground nuclear test. the north korean government confirmed the test after seismic activity of 4.9 magnitude
in a black history month special, we remember the lives of the legendary civil rights activist, singer and actor paul robeson and his wife eslanda. >> i have never separated by work as an artist from my work as a human being. i have always believed more strongly to me my art is always a weapon. >> we will speak with historian barbara ransby, author of the new book, "eslanda: the large and unconventional life of mrs. paul robeson." >> both paul and essie refused to...
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the last minute twist in a case testing a bedrock of civil rights in america. we'll tell you about that next. ♪ i've got you under my skin if you're seeing spots before your eyes... it's time... for aveeno® positively radiant face moisturizer. [ female announcer ] only aveeno® has an active naturals total soy formula that instantly brightens skin. and helps reduce the look of brown spots in just 4 weeks. for healthy radiant skin. try it for a month. then go ahead and try to spot a spot. aveeno® positively radiant. naturally beautiful results. [ male announcer ] campbell's homestyle soup with farm grown veggies. just like yours. huh. [ male announcer ] and roasted white meat chicken. just like yours. [ male announcer ] you'll think it's homemade. i love this show. [ male announcer ] try campbell's homestyle soup. ♪ by the end of december, we'll be delivering ♪ ♪ through 12 blizzards blowing ♪ 8 front yards blinding ♪ 6 snowballs flying ♪ 5 packages addressed by toddlers ♪ ♪ that's a q ♪ 4 lightning bolts ♪ 3 creepy gnomes ♪ 2 angry gee
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court heard arguments on a key part of the law that friers with states with history of civil rights discrimination to get permission before changing the law. outside the court, hundreds of protesters rallied to support the law the way it is. >>> well, coming up, we'll go back to the vatican for more on the pope's very last day. stay with us. but they can also hold you back. unless you ask, what's next? [ zapping ] [ clang ] this is the next level of performance. the next level of innovation. the next rx. the f sport. this is the pursuit of perfection. by the armful? by the barrelful? the carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. [ jen garner ] what skincare brand is so effective... so trusted... so clinically proven dermatologists recommend it twice as much as any other brand? neutrogena®. recommended by dermatologists 2 times more than any other brand. now that's beautiful. neutrogena®. ♪ neutrogena®. ♪ ♪ no two people have the same financial goals. pnc
court heard arguments on a key part of the law that friers with states with history of civil rights discrimination to get permission before changing the law. outside the court, hundreds of protesters rallied to support the law the way it is. >>> well, coming up, we'll go back to the vatican for more on the pope's very last day. stay with us. but they can also hold you back. unless you ask, what's next? [ zapping ] [ clang ] this is the next level of performance. the next level of...
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by the way, pre-civil rights days were great. people walk into biting dogs. to try to fight it. >> there was a whole movement. right. i mean, this is the kind of thing. i grew up in south carolina and strom thurmon would say this. you do hear this from some older southerners. praising strom thurman saying if you had won, things wouldn't have been so bad. so that's part of that sort of southern older society. i do think within the republican party, there had been moments sort of built into the system where politicians could sort of give the wink and the nod to these sorts of things when republicans would go to south carolina. they would weigh in on terms of how they felt about the confederate flag. they would go to the university for instance. your dad, ron reagan, he goes to philadelphia and mississippi praising state's rights. there are always those sorts of things. but now that doesn't really exist. here is this opportunity in this very kind of big way for them to do the same sort of thing with these pop culture figures. >> i want to get more political here
by the way, pre-civil rights days were great. people walk into biting dogs. to try to fight it. >> there was a whole movement. right. i mean, this is the kind of thing. i grew up in south carolina and strom thurmon would say this. you do hear this from some older southerners. praising strom thurman saying if you had won, things wouldn't have been so bad. so that's part of that sort of southern older society. i do think within the republican party, there had been moments sort of built into...
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. >> it goes back to the civil rights act and the public accommodation title. there were people in the civil rights act who were saying, look, you cannot tell me government who i have to serve at my diner or at my motel. you don't get to tell me because this is a privately run business. there is a statute of that law and the constitutional case law that affirmed it is that when you enter into the marketplace, you're not allowed to bring forth all of your beliefs, there's a certain kind of way we're going to meet each other in the marketplace. it's going to be very interesting to see how that plays out in this case. thank you both. >> thank you. >>> coming up, last night we discussed how the historic diplomatic breakthrough between the united states and iran just dealt a death blow. tonight we're going to talk about this with the former u.s. deputy secretary of defense, paul wolfowitz, yes, him. don't go away. re a business pro. maestro of project management. baron of the build-out. you need a permit... to be this awesome. and you...rent from national. because o
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inspired by her husband, merley evers became a civil rights icon in her own right. 16 hours after his death, she rallied hundreds in jackson, mississippi and vowed to make sure her husband's death would not be in vein. later she ran for congress, published books on civil rights and in 1995, she was elected chair of the board in the naacp. my national network honored her for her work. on monday, martin luther king day, the work of the evers family comes full circle. 50 years after a life devoted to civil rights, she'll deliver one of the highest honors, the invocation at the inauguration of our country's first black president. joining me now, merley evers-williams. it's an honor to have you with us tonight. >> thank you. it's my honor to be on your show, as well. i think so highly of you and all of your work and all that you're doing now and i'm very, very pleased. >> thank you. >>> tell me, what does it mean to you to be a featured speaker at the second inauguration of the nation's first african american president. >> i have not been able to put those words into feelings yet. i'm so a
inspired by her husband, merley evers became a civil rights icon in her own right. 16 hours after his death, she rallied hundreds in jackson, mississippi and vowed to make sure her husband's death would not be in vein. later she ran for congress, published books on civil rights and in 1995, she was elected chair of the board in the naacp. my national network honored her for her work. on monday, martin luther king day, the work of the evers family comes full circle. 50 years after a life devoted...
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rights movement all of the left supported the right of people who were supporting civil rights to pete their names private to not have to be put on the list to not be investigated by the f.b.i. it's your only leads waging assume you don't like the subject to completely changing the issue completely change you no no no the question is i want to know why don't they have others it's easier. i's secrecy texan that you would give people when i would be glad to make that with you some time when we're debating the topic of of privacy and the fourth amendment that kind of thing or people's right to secretly but i'm wondering what is it that they're hiding if they really believe patrick if these guys really believe the climate change is just a hoax or if they just come out and say it i don't think one of the transparently get was i think a lot of conservative scientists from the heartland institute and other places have said that it's a hoax and they've been absolutely demonized rule the democratic congressman a smear campaign and some scientists from the department of the interior just because
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the civil rights movement, took nine years for the act to get done and you have to organize and people knocking on doors and making phone calls and house parties tomorrow night, call campaigns happening, this is about saying to the american people, for those out there, 2 million volunteers out there to be engaged and stay engaged, 36 million on facebook following the president, we have more work to do. now, when you think about what we did on the campaign, a lot of it through the neighborhood teams. a neighborhood team leader, a core tell members and interesting to see s.e. toure, i want to say when's the neighborhood team leader on set? >> not me. >> the neighborhood team leader? that's awesome! >> again, toure, we don't want drama on the set but for everyone to come together and organize. >> let's get her to come together with her. this sounds awesome. >> right. >> but now the next step is, you know, how to organize? through the state of the union tomorrow night, the president will say we need you. what leadership is happening from the entire team, we need you to continue to mobile i
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they had to do with voting, schools, public housing, and so this is what the civil rights largely addressed and all things that i largely agree with. >> actually, the interesting thing is, you know he didn't answer the question. he wouldn't say if he thought businesses should be able to discriminate based on race. >> these are important philosophical debates but not a practical discussion. >> it's pretty practical to those who had their life beaten out of them trying to desegregate walgreens lunch counters. this is not a hypothetical, dr. paul. >> it is a hypothetical. the day after that interview, paul said that he wanted to be clear, saying he would have voted for the civil rights act and wouldn't support efforts to repeal it but the night before on live tv he was anything but clear. >> so just yes or no. >> what i think would happen -- what i'm saying is that i don't believe in any discrimination. i don't believe any private property should discriminate either. i wouldn't intend, support, go to. but what you have to answer when you answer this point of view, which is an abstract of a sec
they had to do with voting, schools, public housing, and so this is what the civil rights largely addressed and all things that i largely agree with. >> actually, the interesting thing is, you know he didn't answer the question. he wouldn't say if he thought businesses should be able to discriminate based on race. >> these are important philosophical debates but not a practical discussion. >> it's pretty practical to those who had their life beaten out of them trying to...
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>> no. >> maybe the civil rights movement and i wasn't covering business during the civil rights movement, but maybe that was something in the corporate suites companies had to really decide how they would deal with it. >> most definitely they did. if you look back in 2004 only 40% of companies covered same-sex benefits. this past year we're now up to 75% of companies are supporting same-sex benefits. so, we are seeing the trajectory grow. >> interesting. they're ahead of the government really. >> and we've seen that through history. business tends to move faster than the government. >> all right, susan mcpherson with fenton, so nice to see you. have a good weekend. >> thank you, christine. >> see us on facebook and twitter. i'm going to be back
>> no. >> maybe the civil rights movement and i wasn't covering business during the civil rights movement, but maybe that was something in the corporate suites companies had to really decide how they would deal with it. >> most definitely they did. if you look back in 2004 only 40% of companies covered same-sex benefits. this past year we're now up to 75% of companies are supporting same-sex benefits. so, we are seeing the trajectory grow. >> interesting. they're ahead...
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appears to support the use of transvaginal probes, and would like to repeal the 1964 civil rights act. but compared with messrs. rubio and bush, rand paul has just delivered a seamless 13-hour long promotion of himself without even resorting to a cathet catheter. for that he's probably improved his odds on a run for 2016, and that's probably the reason why he did it. thanks so much for watching this afternoon. chris matthews and "hardball" is next. >>> drone ranger. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. america is the land of liberty. people born here get the greatest most well-guarded rights in the world and there's nothing i'm prouder of. life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is what america is all about. so we have debates, debates about the most central questions, these questions, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. and those words are the ones that jefferson gave us. tonight we go after those questions starting with the question as out there as it may be. does the united states government have
appears to support the use of transvaginal probes, and would like to repeal the 1964 civil rights act. but compared with messrs. rubio and bush, rand paul has just delivered a seamless 13-hour long promotion of himself without even resorting to a cathet catheter. for that he's probably improved his odds on a run for 2016, and that's probably the reason why he did it. thanks so much for watching this afternoon. chris matthews and "hardball" is next. >>> drone ranger. let's...
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then you have this guy with a latter day version of it which is prior to civil rights. pre-civil rights days were great. people walk into biting dogs. >> there was a whole movement. right. i mean, this is the kind of thing. i grew up in south carolina and strom thurmon would say this. you do hear this from some older southerners. so that's part of that sort of southern older society. i do think within the republican party, there had been moments sort of built into the system where politicians could sort of give the wink and the nod to these sorts of things when republicans would go to south carolina. they would weigh in on terms of how they felt about the confederate flag. your dad, he goes to philadelphia praising rights. but now that doesn't really exist. here is this opportunity in this very kind of big way for them to do the same sort of thing with these pop culture figures. >> i want to get more political here. the far right's defense of robertson i want to talk about, has been built around the concept of freedom of speech and religion. this is sarah palin with sea
then you have this guy with a latter day version of it which is prior to civil rights. pre-civil rights days were great. people walk into biting dogs. >> there was a whole movement. right. i mean, this is the kind of thing. i grew up in south carolina and strom thurmon would say this. you do hear this from some older southerners. so that's part of that sort of southern older society. i do think within the republican party, there had been moments sort of built into the system where...
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. >> civil rights attorney said is deeply troubled by the he deadly officer involved shootings. four people have been shot and killed by police in just 27 hours. leading some to question whether officers on a heightened sense of alert are over reacting. >> i'm alarmed by it. concerned that we could have a rash of unnecessary police shootings where people are killed under circumstances that should not be killed. >> we as lawyers looked at the shootings and said, literally the officers had no alternative but to fire their weapons. >> he represents all the officers in the deadly run-ins, he admitted the shootings are unusual high but justified. >> it's a case, for whatever reason, people who carry guns and would-be criminals have decided that they are going to resist the legitimate orders, commands of the the police do their job. >> hayward police say that was the case yesterday morning when a officer pulled them over. >> when it happens, it's a situation like this. where there was no option. the driver was driving at him. and there's no other type of force that will stop that. >>
. >> civil rights attorney said is deeply troubled by the he deadly officer involved shootings. four people have been shot and killed by police in just 27 hours. leading some to question whether officers on a heightened sense of alert are over reacting. >> i'm alarmed by it. concerned that we could have a rash of unnecessary police shootings where people are killed under circumstances that should not be killed. >> we as lawyers looked at the shootings and said, literally the...
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his record at civil rights division and haven't talked about his position on amnesty. >> greta: nice to see you. >> thanks, greta. >> greta: and congress tries to force a vote on president obama's 2014 budget. oh, wait, there is no 2014 president obama budget. the president missed a deadline set by law to submit the plan. but g.o.p. wanted to set up a vote on a blank piece of paper. the congressman joins us, what happened? >> we'll find out later tonight. we offered 34 pages of question marks and you can't offer a blank piece of paper. but in order for an amendment, you have 35 pages and numbers filled in. you look at paul ryan's, the numbers are filled in. we didn't have numbers so we put question marks. >> greta: i find it appalling when people can't meet deadlines. he missed february 4th deadline. he said late march and that's not happening and now april. and totally to me it's such disregard with the law when the law said that. he's not the first one. many presidents before him have blown off this deadline, nonetheless-- >> actually the first president ever. >> greta: to be last,
his record at civil rights division and haven't talked about his position on amnesty. >> greta: nice to see you. >> thanks, greta. >> greta: and congress tries to force a vote on president obama's 2014 budget. oh, wait, there is no 2014 president obama budget. the president missed a deadline set by law to submit the plan. but g.o.p. wanted to set up a vote on a blank piece of paper. the congressman joins us, what happened? >> we'll find out later tonight. we offered 34...
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what took about 65 years from civil rights movements. now what happens every single day people see lgbt people around them in their family, their workplace. every morning they bring ellen degeneres and tom roberts into their household. that's the people, chris, we're talking about here. we're talking about seniors, southerners. we're talking about working class people seeing lgbt people around them every day. >> you know what i like about you, brian, you're obviously a great local representative. i like the fact you talk at the right speed. my speed. >> you know what, i know that you, like me, can cram about two minutes worth of information into a minute. >> as rightly we do. happy easter to you. happy easter to you, joy reid. thank you as always for coming on the program. >> thank you, chris. >>> up next, there they go again. republicans in north carolina writing legislation trying to make it harder for democrats, especially minorities, to even register, even show up to vote. this is crazy. they keep doing it. we keep talking about it a
what took about 65 years from civil rights movements. now what happens every single day people see lgbt people around them in their family, their workplace. every morning they bring ellen degeneres and tom roberts into their household. that's the people, chris, we're talking about here. we're talking about seniors, southerners. we're talking about working class people seeing lgbt people around them every day. >> you know what i like about you, brian, you're obviously a great local...
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whether that was right or wrong in the democracy. >> that issue is government civil arranges the nsa in america, gchq in britain and the "the guardian" was the first to get the edward snowden files on that. that is not where the story started. it begone when the right wing "daily mail" went after ed miliband after quoting from diaries that hays father wrote and concluded that milliband senior hated britain. much opprobrium ensued. "the guardian" took issue with "mail"'s media. when "daily mail" paul baker failed to show up for an interview sending his deputy it was roasted by alistair campbell. >> paul baker does not have the guts to come on the program. >> aalst stair was not in the studio. john had to carry the can for the "mail" and did an okay job. >> i don't resile from the headlines... >> it was tough or him. alistair campbell went for him in total vitriolic terms. >> i thought this was going to be a debate, not a ramble reading outlines written by paul baker. >> the moment i enjoyed was when the presenter of "news night" reminded audiences that 'the daily telegraph' had a secr
whether that was right or wrong in the democracy. >> that issue is government civil arranges the nsa in america, gchq in britain and the "the guardian" was the first to get the edward snowden files on that. that is not where the story started. it begone when the right wing "daily mail" went after ed miliband after quoting from diaries that hays father wrote and concluded that milliband senior hated britain. much opprobrium ensued. "the guardian" took issue...
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states rights is states rights and it's always been to civil rights. >> it's ironic today is the date that the united states supreme court i believe in 1888 or 1877 in essence overturned the 1875 civil rights law. and said -- it actually nullified the 14th amendment saying just what you said. that an individual does not -- the federal government does not have a right to tell an individual that they can't discriminate against someone. that's on this date. the reality is this. not only did that flag fly this weekend, but joe the plumber issued a statement on his blog saying that what really is america is that the republican needs a white candidate. now, here you say that republican leadership. >> say we need a white republican president. he printed an article. >> it was written by an african-american. now, if i were mr. 9-9-9 or a black republican, i would be mad as hell. how dare he say that and then you don't even have blacks say anything about it. >> jimmy, when you go back to what you said, you're from south carolina. when you go back to lee atwater, where the strategy was play race
states rights is states rights and it's always been to civil rights. >> it's ironic today is the date that the united states supreme court i believe in 1888 or 1877 in essence overturned the 1875 civil rights law. and said -- it actually nullified the 14th amendment saying just what you said. that an individual does not -- the federal government does not have a right to tell an individual that they can't discriminate against someone. that's on this date. the reality is this. not only did...
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rights triumphs of at least my time and generation, that we're actually going to make some of these disparities worse for some of these ethnic minorities. >> i always wonder, when you're sitting in the white house, you're crafting this very big complicated piece of legislation, they're like i bet they're going to go nuts over the navigators, or is it like a surprising flower that pops up every stay, what conspiracy here theory or attack. >> nothing surprises me anymore. but in going through the large team, remember, this was such a monumental lift from so many people, everybody knew there would be problems with signing up and transitions and north not knowing the constitutionality of the whole thing, but the patient navigator piece, it was a lot more of a oh, yeah that's a good idea, because it takes sense, who would think explaining how to sign up or as ezra put it setting to the sickest people was a bad idea. it is a little surprising. >> you had a post up that was basically saying all these doomsday scenarios about a death spiral for obama care, that is not going to happen. where
rights triumphs of at least my time and generation, that we're actually going to make some of these disparities worse for some of these ethnic minorities. >> i always wonder, when you're sitting in the white house, you're crafting this very big complicated piece of legislation, they're like i bet they're going to go nuts over the navigators, or is it like a surprising flower that pops up every stay, what conspiracy here theory or attack. >> nothing surprises me anymore. but in going...
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>> there's ten different titles, you know, to the civil rights act. and nine out of ten deal with public institutions and i'm absolutely in favor of one deals with private institutions and had i been around, i would have tried to modify that. >> so should have been allowed to stay segregated? sir, just yes or no. >> what i think would happen -- what i'm saying is that i don't believe in any discrimination. >> yep. that was rand paul's first chance to do the right thing. and he blew it. strike one. next rand paul defended gop voter i.d. laws that suppressed minority voters. >> we have an african-american president. african-americans are voting at a higher percentage in the last election than whites. there doesn't seem to be any systemic problem like there was in the south with precluding blacks from voting. >> that's strike two. and then rand paul went to a historically black university and lectured them on black history. >> if i would have said who do you think the founders of the naacp are, do you think they were republicans or democrats, would every
>> there's ten different titles, you know, to the civil rights act. and nine out of ten deal with public institutions and i'm absolutely in favor of one deals with private institutions and had i been around, i would have tried to modify that. >> so should have been allowed to stay segregated? sir, just yes or no. >> what i think would happen -- what i'm saying is that i don't believe in any discrimination. >> yep. that was rand paul's first chance to do the right thing....
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fresh off his marathon filibuster, he's the life of the party and the views on civil rights, religion and the role of government are all way out there. but he's not going away. >> how seriously are you looking at 2016? >> we're looking at it very seriously. i think our party needs something new, fresh and different. >> and then u there's texas senator ted cruz. the man who called president obama the most radical president we've ever seen. and he'll be front and center at the rnc event this weekend with some of the parties biggest leaders. but senator mccain is not a big fan of either tea party star. when "the huffington post" asked if they were a party to either star, he paused for six seconds and said "they were elected. nobody believes there was a corrupt election. anything else"? but i always believe it's the whacko birds on the right and the left that get the media megaphone. whacko birds? this is a party at war. and now that the rnc is going after carl rove's plan to target unelected presidents. >> historically, if you look at it, it's a bit of a fool's game because you can't act
fresh off his marathon filibuster, he's the life of the party and the views on civil rights, religion and the role of government are all way out there. but he's not going away. >> how seriously are you looking at 2016? >> we're looking at it very seriously. i think our party needs something new, fresh and different. >> and then u there's texas senator ted cruz. the man who called president obama the most radical president we've ever seen. and he'll be front and center at the...
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all civil liberties are protected by property right. if you believe in personal choice and sexual preferences, it's protected because you have privacy in your home and bedroom. if you want privacy and freedom to speak, it's the press, tv stations and newspaper. everything properly protects civil liberties. if you throw out a basket of saying property rights is detrimental to civil liberties, it's a fallacy. you wanted to get repeal, the bad lus. you repeal the stuff. government was the one that was doing the discrimination. they endorsed the slavery, the jim crow laws, segregation. during my lift in world war ii, it was the segregation. that - you get out of the way because any time the government sanctions something, it's wrong, and they have caused so much trouble and now we are still suffering from the bitterness and the hatred. i do not like to see people talked about in groups because i do not think rights belong to groups. i don't believe there's rights for minority or women. everyone has equal rights as an individual. they should
all civil liberties are protected by property right. if you believe in personal choice and sexual preferences, it's protected because you have privacy in your home and bedroom. if you want privacy and freedom to speak, it's the press, tv stations and newspaper. everything properly protects civil liberties. if you throw out a basket of saying property rights is detrimental to civil liberties, it's a fallacy. you wanted to get repeal, the bad lus. you repeal the stuff. government was the one that...
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rights in the 1960s. with less than a week to go before the election, booker canceled all campaign events for the day. cary booker was 76 years old. >>> sticking with gubernatorial politics, there's a boost in the race for virginia's politics. douglas wilder is throwing support between democrat terry mcaulla. wilder says the fact that mcauliffe has never held a position in office is a plus. he is leading the race currently eight points. >>> washington's first talks over the debt limit gave the markets, i would say it's an understatement to say, it gave them a bounce. 323 points to the upside in the dow. that's the second best day of the year across all markets. we are now back above 15,000 in the dow and inching closer to 1700 in the s&p. steve sedgwick is live for us this morning. good morning, steve. >> yes, the markets are doing exactly what you expect them to do. if we get a deal, there's a risk on environment. if we don't get a deal, then all bets are off and the market continues to fall. we have a s
rights in the 1960s. with less than a week to go before the election, booker canceled all campaign events for the day. cary booker was 76 years old. >>> sticking with gubernatorial politics, there's a boost in the race for virginia's politics. douglas wilder is throwing support between democrat terry mcaulla. wilder says the fact that mcauliffe has never held a position in office is a plus. he is leading the race currently eight points. >>> washington's first talks over the...
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a dog whistle dating back to the civil war and brought back to life during the civil rights movement. is it any coincidence this rallying cries have intensified in the five years since barack obama raised his right hand and became president of the united states. after all, we didn't hear any of this during the bush administration. no kwqualms about it, there's a racial element to this movement. this resurgence can be seen in the headlines of conservative organizations like heritage action and the family research counc council. it's more than headlines and rhetoric. it's turning into real action at the state level. 20 states have signed laws opting out of the president's health care law. in 37 states laws have been introduced to combat any federal gun legislation. and just this year alone, 30 states have introduced stricter or new voter id laws. joining me now to discuss the history of the resurgence of the states rights movement in this country is sam townhouse "new york times" in the and msnbc contributor james peterson. thank yo thanks to you both. james, when we talk about states
a dog whistle dating back to the civil war and brought back to life during the civil rights movement. is it any coincidence this rallying cries have intensified in the five years since barack obama raised his right hand and became president of the united states. after all, we didn't hear any of this during the bush administration. no kwqualms about it, there's a racial element to this movement. this resurgence can be seen in the headlines of conservative organizations like heritage action and...
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thanks for having me. >>> historic night in the civil rights movement and a reminder of why we fight. that's next. ♪ you know my heart burns for you... ♪ i'm up next, but now i'm singing the heartburn blues. hold on, prilosec isn't for fast relief. cue up alka-seltzer. it stops heartburn fast. ♪ oh what a relief it is! i've been using crest pro-health for a week. my dentist said it was gonna help transform my mouth. [ male announcer ] go pro. for a clean that's up to four times better, try these crest pro-health products together. [ sara ] i've been using crest pro-health. so far...it feels different. [ male announcer ] crest pro-health protects not just some, but all these areas dentists check most. my mouth feels healthier. it feels cleaner. i think my dentist is gonna see the difference. [ male announcer ] go pro with crest pro-health. i don't think i'll ever go back to another product. see. hi victor! mom? i know you got to go in a minute but this is a real quick meal, that's perfect for two!
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. >> reporter: civil rights lawyer george bizos was mandela's attorney and friend. >> he was an example to the people of south africa, to the people of africa, to the people of the world as to how authorities is to be exercised. >> reporter: almost 60 heads of state including president barack obama and most of the living former u.s. presidents will attend mandela's memorial and funeral services this week. from a massive ceremony at a johannesburg stadium tuesday to lying in state in the capitol pretoria to burial next sunday in his ancestral village in the eastern cape province, it's expected to be one of the largest global gatherings in recent history. >> reporter: you say 11,000 troops? >> 11,000 troops have been deployed. >> reporter: defense minister nosiviwe mapisa-nqakula is overseeing security. she says soldier, the air force, national and city police all are being deployed to control and protect tens of thousands of mourners. >> this is a test for us. and we know that and believe that people will be watching how south africa perform. >> today a south african's pray, >> reporter:
. >> reporter: civil rights lawyer george bizos was mandela's attorney and friend. >> he was an example to the people of south africa, to the people of africa, to the people of the world as to how authorities is to be exercised. >> reporter: almost 60 heads of state including president barack obama and most of the living former u.s. presidents will attend mandela's memorial and funeral services this week. from a massive ceremony at a johannesburg stadium tuesday to lying in...
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he called civil rights the single most dangerous piece of legislation ever introduced in the congress. >> it was taking liberties away from one group of citizens and giving them to another. i thought it was bad legislation then. and i have had nothing to change my mind about it. >> and tonight north carolina's governor pat mccrory is honoring him. honoring him the same week the national republican party opened a new african-american outreach office in the state of north carolina. amazing. this shows the problem the gop has right now. then supports republican leaders who says this. >> the very first political contribution i ever made in my life was to jesse helms. when i was a kid, i sent $10 to jesse helms. the willingness to say all those crazy things is a rare, rare characteristic in this town. and you know what? it's every bit as true now as it was then, we need a hundred more like jesse helms in the u.s. senate. >> a hundred more like jesse helms. and the people pulling the strings behind the scenes, people like former senator jim demint now the head of the heritage foundation, sa
he called civil rights the single most dangerous piece of legislation ever introduced in the congress. >> it was taking liberties away from one group of citizens and giving them to another. i thought it was bad legislation then. and i have had nothing to change my mind about it. >> and tonight north carolina's governor pat mccrory is honoring him. honoring him the same week the national republican party opened a new african-american outreach office in the state of north carolina....
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tomorrow i will be at my civil rights organization's headquarters. the national action network's house of justice on 145th street in harlem. 9:00 a.m. to noon. i hope to see you all there. this is a long weekend, a good weekend for reading. this book deals with your rejection in society and in the rejections we may have personally. i grew up having to deal with a single person home rejected by my dad. i had to get past insecurities. this is political, but it'
tomorrow i will be at my civil rights organization's headquarters. the national action network's house of justice on 145th street in harlem. 9:00 a.m. to noon. i hope to see you all there. this is a long weekend, a good weekend for reading. this book deals with your rejection in society and in the rejections we may have personally. i grew up having to deal with a single person home rejected by my dad. i had to get past insecurities. this is political, but it'
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tomorrow i will be at my civil rights organization's headquarters. the national action network's house of justice on 145th street in harlem. 9:00 a.m. to noon. i hope to see you all there. this is a long weekend, a good weekend for reading. this book deals with your rejection in society and in the rejections we may have personally. i grew up having to deal with a single person home rejected by my dad. i had to get past insecurities. this is political, but it's also personal. because if we can get by our personal hangups, if we can get by society rejections, we can change to make the country what it should be. and we can make ourselves the ultimate best of what we intended and wanted to be. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> the last gasp of ted cruz. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews. let me start with the strangeness of ted cruz. pounded with the news in the gallup his negatives have doubled, he now called the wall street journal poll
tomorrow i will be at my civil rights organization's headquarters. the national action network's house of justice on 145th street in harlem. 9:00 a.m. to noon. i hope to see you all there. this is a long weekend, a good weekend for reading. this book deals with your rejection in society and in the rejections we may have personally. i grew up having to deal with a single person home rejected by my dad. i had to get past insecurities. this is political, but it's also personal. because if we can...
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and many of our landmark civil rights decisions are fresh enough that the voices of their champions still echo. even as the world that proceeds them becomes less and less familiar. i believe that in 2013 doma and opposition to marriage equality are vestiges of such an unfamiliar society. americans have been at this sort of a crossroads often enough to recognize the right path. we understand that while our laws may be at times lagging behind our best natures, in the end they catch up to our core values. 150 years ago, in the midst of the civil war, president abraham lincoln concluded a message to congress by posing the very question we face today. it is not can any of us imagine better, but can we all do better? the answer, of course, and always, yes. >>> republican hopes of taking back the senate may be getting a little brighter after democratic senator carl levin of michigan announced he will not seek re-election. the 78-year-old who chairs the armed services committee says he wants to continue serving his country, but did not want to deal with the distraction of another campaign. as the
and many of our landmark civil rights decisions are fresh enough that the voices of their champions still echo. even as the world that proceeds them becomes less and less familiar. i believe that in 2013 doma and opposition to marriage equality are vestiges of such an unfamiliar society. americans have been at this sort of a crossroads often enough to recognize the right path. we understand that while our laws may be at times lagging behind our best natures, in the end they catch up to our core...
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perez's civil rights division, as it did prior in the bush administration. is it not less controversial then to have tom perez move over to labor than to allow him to stay as civil rights? >> well, then it depends on what you think is more important. if more members of congress who are going-- members of the senate who are going to have to weigh this nomination, what's more important shall the business of america, or the issue of liberties and civil rights? because his bailiwick affects marriage and other things. at the department of labor, and ends up over there, he's going to have a broad portfolio to be able to deal with how employers interact with their employees. and if he's as much of an innovator in finding ways to push the envelope on liberal issues at the department of labor as he is there, he will have a much broader effect on the economy and the way that people work and are employed. >> megyn: as we speak, we are just getting this breaking news in that senator vittert-- senator vitter is coming out and saying he'll block the perez nomination and s
perez's civil rights division, as it did prior in the bush administration. is it not less controversial then to have tom perez move over to labor than to allow him to stay as civil rights? >> well, then it depends on what you think is more important. if more members of congress who are going-- members of the senate who are going to have to weigh this nomination, what's more important shall the business of america, or the issue of liberties and civil rights? because his bailiwick affects...
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i've been in civil rights all my life. we're not excusing anybody's behavior. the young man that punched a guy that died two days later, all cases ought to be treated equally. but how do you have one do ten years in jail and go from juvenile jail to adult jail and another one saying he was so rich he didn't understand the consequences. he does no jail time. he gets therapy. we're talking about equal protection under the law. we're not talking about protecting anyone or giving favoritism to anyone. >> no, reverend al. you're right. you know, for that matter, clients should be able to bring up poor man's syndrome. being born into a poor family and a bad neighborhood, you know, it's not fair. but this sends a terrible message to children from wealthy families and children of poor families alike. >> that's right. >> and no, we're -- >> i'm going to have to leave it there. but i thank you for coming on. thank you both for your time. >> it's on honor. thank you, reverend al. >>> is santa claus white, black, none of the above? who cares? but we'll get a report live fr
i've been in civil rights all my life. we're not excusing anybody's behavior. the young man that punched a guy that died two days later, all cases ought to be treated equally. but how do you have one do ten years in jail and go from juvenile jail to adult jail and another one saying he was so rich he didn't understand the consequences. he does no jail time. he gets therapy. we're talking about equal protection under the law. we're not talking about protecting anyone or giving favoritism to...
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rights but supporters say it is a dangerous therapy. >>> they are investigating the death of a person which happened last night at the san pedro exit. the driver of the first car immediately pulled over and the second driver in a gray or silver vehicle left the scene. highway 101 was partially closed for three hours during that investigation. >>> the city of san jose could land it hundreds of thousands of dollars. janine janine de la vega is there to explain how google is involved, janine? >> reporter: we are close to where the other private jet companies are and the city sees it is a great economic boost. they approved a 50 year lease agreement to build an $82 million facility next to the san jose airport. besides that, they will include ramp space and 7 hangers for corporate jets for google executives. the airport will get $3 million a year from the deal and it will receive up to $3 million in annual tax revenue. neighbors in the area are concerned about aircraft traffic and the noise levels but they have insisted other jet companies will continue to adhere to the curfew in place th
rights but supporters say it is a dangerous therapy. >>> they are investigating the death of a person which happened last night at the san pedro exit. the driver of the first car immediately pulled over and the second driver in a gray or silver vehicle left the scene. highway 101 was partially closed for three hours during that investigation. >>> the city of san jose could land it hundreds of thousands of dollars. janine janine de la vega is there to explain how google is...
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in a tweet meant to honor the work of civil rights icon rosa parks, the rnc tweeted out a image of parks with this bungled caption. quote, today we remember rosa parks' bold stand in her role in ending racism. many found this to be inaccurate and offensive. today took to twitter to take their outrage. quote, previous quote should have been remember her role in fighting to end racism. it's still hard to imagine making that kind of mistake. finally, ron burgundy may be a fictional news anchor, that didn't stop him from co-hosting a local news program in bismarck, north dakota, on saturday night. it's the latest promotion for the anchorman sequel. he was able to keep a straight face through the whole 30-minute newscast. here are some highlights. >> you look lovely tonight. >> thank you, ron. you too. >> are you married? >> no. >> well, i am. don't get ideas. >> we'll see what happens. i don't know. it's a tough call. >> i've never seen fighting in a hockey match before. that was fascinating. >> and there's also movember for mustaches. >> i'm fond of those. >> i was wondering about that. >>
in a tweet meant to honor the work of civil rights icon rosa parks, the rnc tweeted out a image of parks with this bungled caption. quote, today we remember rosa parks' bold stand in her role in ending racism. many found this to be inaccurate and offensive. today took to twitter to take their outrage. quote, previous quote should have been remember her role in fighting to end racism. it's still hard to imagine making that kind of mistake. finally, ron burgundy may be a fictional news anchor,...
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well, this civil war within the gop obviously is raging right now. but can a party vehemently against gay marriage win in a country where a majority of people across the board support gay marriage? robin armstrong, republican national committeeman from texas, gregory angelo executive director of the log cabin republicans. gentlemen, this is sort of an amazing thing to watch right now because you've got these couple of strains in republican party which are real, traditional and valid. you've got the libertarian strain which goes back to barry goldwater, live and let live. at the end of his life he was pro gay rights, pro abortion rights, basically live and let live. you have the strong church part of the party. the religious cultural right which has given the party all its votes in the last 20 or 30 years starting with the prayer issue back in '61. let me ask you, dr. robin armstrong, thank you for joining. let me ask you, which is the strongest strain in your history? is it libertarianism or sort of orthodox cultural values? >> i think it's a combina
well, this civil war within the gop obviously is raging right now. but can a party vehemently against gay marriage win in a country where a majority of people across the board support gay marriage? robin armstrong, republican national committeeman from texas, gregory angelo executive director of the log cabin republicans. gentlemen, this is sort of an amazing thing to watch right now because you've got these couple of strains in republican party which are real, traditional and valid. you've got...
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because one of the things that has most impressed me, i've worked with a lot of civil rights cases and violence cases. you've been determined to make this a positive. tell us about the foundation. >> some of the things we do is mentor youth. we want to teach youth about their rights as teenagers, about their rights regarding profiling. so that's one of the things we do. we also created a scholarship program to help them further their education once they pass high school. and they would like to pursue a higher education. also we are trying to revise and, you know, make revisions to the stand your ground law. and also -- we're also working on a trayvon martin amendment. and what that amendment says is that you cannot be the aggressor. you cannot chase somebody, follow them, pursue them, shoot and kill them and say you were standing your ground. >> why is it important to you, tracy, the foundation? >> well, the foundation has a variation of important aspects. we've adopted a slogan. s.a.m.e. same. which is scholarship, advocacy, mentor, and education. and it's very important that people k
because one of the things that has most impressed me, i've worked with a lot of civil rights cases and violence cases. you've been determined to make this a positive. tell us about the foundation. >> some of the things we do is mentor youth. we want to teach youth about their rights as teenagers, about their rights regarding profiling. so that's one of the things we do. we also created a scholarship program to help them further their education once they pass high school. and they would...
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i've never wavered in my support for civil rights or the civil rights act. >> paul protested that he had never wavered in his support for the civil rights act. which might have been true, except for that time when -- paul wavered in his support for the civil rights act. >> would you have voted for the civil rights act of 1964? >> i like the civil rights act in the sense that it ended discrimination in all public domains and i'm all in favor of that. >> but? >> you had to ask me the but. i don't like the idea of telling private business owners, i abhor racism. think it's a bad business decision to ever exclude anybody from your restaurant. but at the same time i do believe in private ownership. >> in the end, rand paul's pitch to minorities boiled down to once upon a time republicans did the right thing. unfortunately for the gop, that argument is only really truly effective among people who were alive once upon a time. for republicans to truly win over minorities, it will take a modern agenda, modern policies and substantive engagement. otherwise, the rnc report, the autopsy, really
i've never wavered in my support for civil rights or the civil rights act. >> paul protested that he had never wavered in his support for the civil rights act. which might have been true, except for that time when -- paul wavered in his support for the civil rights act. >> would you have voted for the civil rights act of 1964? >> i like the civil rights act in the sense that it ended discrimination in all public domains and i'm all in favor of that. >> but? >> you...
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perez currently oversees the civil rights division, and under his division, challenged voting laws and opponents say it restricts minority voting. that's not all, learning a new report released by the department inspector general, the lawsuit against the new black panther party back in 2008. joining me now to explore more on this possible pick. is syndicated columnist, michelle malkin. welcome back. >> thanks for having me on, sean. >> sean: and the radical people keep getting through and i would expect him to take his ideological comrades. >> this is completely expected of course and i think the ball is now in the court of the republican party to expose just how radical this assistant attorney general is and i've reported extensively on tom perez's history as an extremist, race-baiter, and i think most troubling from my perspective, his long-time advocacy, not of american workers, but of illegal alien workers. this is somebody who cut his teeth at casa de maryland which is one of the most activist open border groups in the country. it's funded by government. millions of dollars from t
perez currently oversees the civil rights division, and under his division, challenged voting laws and opponents say it restricts minority voting. that's not all, learning a new report released by the department inspector general, the lawsuit against the new black panther party back in 2008. joining me now to explore more on this possible pick. is syndicated columnist, michelle malkin. welcome back. >> thanks for having me on, sean. >> sean: and the radical people keep getting...
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as a civil right. we have to take a break, but coming up at 17, he was arrested for trying to rob a drug dealer. now he is a doctor and knows not everyone in low income urban america gets that second chance. we will discuss the cycle of poverty and violence when author dr. samsung davis joins us just ahead. is it when you've when left work behind,ise? and only the waves remain? is it when stress is replaced by serenity? there's no one answer. but when the moment arrives... ...everything will be perfectly clear. behold...the islands of the bahamas. but once a week i let her play sheriff so i can wash it. i use tide to get out those week old stains and downy to get it fresh and soft. you are free to go. [ dad ] tide and downy together. blast of cold feels nice. why don't you use bengay zero degrees? it's the one you store in the freezer. same medicated pain reliever used by physical therapists. that's chilly. [ male announcer ] bengay zero degrees. freeze and move on. >>> months after the fact mitt romne
as a civil right. we have to take a break, but coming up at 17, he was arrested for trying to rob a drug dealer. now he is a doctor and knows not everyone in low income urban america gets that second chance. we will discuss the cycle of poverty and violence when author dr. samsung davis joins us just ahead. is it when you've when left work behind,ise? and only the waves remain? is it when stress is replaced by serenity? there's no one answer. but when the moment arrives... ...everything will be...